Movement (The Final Blog): Day 10 and 11

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On the 10th day, we left Pohang and went to Hyundai. After eating a traditional Korean lunch and having a weird Korean following the group, we started our tour. I never realized how large a powerhouse Hyundai was. After the basic tour, we went to the factory where we saw actual cars being produced on a line and then went to the export dock to see how they got onto boats. It was basically a big ramp, but those drivers were zooming and the boats were massive. The rest of the day was me telling myself I would work on our final presentation, but I just slept or went out instead. Speaking of which, a big group of us went to Namsan Tower, which really proved how large Seoul really is. We also went on the cable car, which was pretty cool but also quite scary so high up. This was definitely the most tourist trap yet, but it was 100% worth it. Finally, I had another bag of shrimp chips and even bought a massive bag of them for the airplane and home.

The next day was about TOPIS. TOPIS is Seoul’s public transportation service, and my god was it impressive. These guys know everything about the city’s traffic and transport; it is actually so ridiculous. The only way I can describe it well enough is to tell you to visit their website and learn it yourself. During our tour, we actually saw the Seoul Mayor being interviewed outside before we went to a nuclear shelter beneath City Hall, where the headquarters of TOPIS and Disaster Relief were located. Funny enough, all I saw on the news in Disaster Relief was Trump. Go figure. Moving on, after this tour, Dr. Yun got us all Hotteok, which I misinterpreted as a hot dog (oops), and Bingsu. I still like Hawaiian Ice the best, though. Then, we had some more time to prepare our presentations, where I finally actually did some work. Our presentation went great and the video Emily made was hilarious. Finally, to end the trip, we had a cooking class where we made a glass noodles dish (my favorite Korean dish) and Korean sushi. I am too lazy to find the actual names, but I am sure you can find them if you want. Then, after a little outing with friends for the final night, I am back in the hotel for the final night in Korea. It has been amazing, and I am so glad you all have been reading along. I am also quite excited to go back home and just chill. Peace out!

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